Assessment of the perfomance of informal settlement control strategies in Tanzania:

Abstract

This study aimed on assessing the performance of informal settlements control strategies in Tanzania. The study was confined in Arusha City only. The study had three specific objectives which are to assess the role of plot Survey on informal settlement control in Arusha, to assess the significance of regularization and street slum upgrading in the control of informal settlement in Arusha city and to evaluate contribution of housing schemes in the control of informal settlement in Arusha city. The study adopted descriptive research design were both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. The sample size was 200 respondents obtained through purposive and simple random sampling technique. Data were collected through interview and questionnaires and were analyzed through descriptive, regression and content analysis. Findings show that plot survey and regularization had a significant impact on the control of informal settlement growth in Arusha. The study concluded that the government should invest much effort on plot survey as regularization was found to require much financial resource and time.